Republican state representatives who are touring the state as part of their Building a Better Colorado tour pose for a picture in front of the Montrose County GOP headquarters. Front row: Carole Murray of Castle Rock and Don Coram of Montrose. Back row: Mark Waller of Colorado Springs, Brian DelGrosso of Loveland and Kevin Priola of Henderson. (Provided by Waller)

Rep. Mark Waller chuckled when he learned that the Montrose County Republican Party now occupies the same historic house the county Democratic Party used as its headquarters four years ago.

“I think that’s symbolic,” the Colorado Springs lawmaker said, noting that four years ago Democrat Barack Obama won the presidential race and this time around he believes it will be Republican Mitt Romney’s victory.

Not so fast, said Jayne Bilberry, chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party, who just returned from Charlotte where she was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

“I don’t think the bounce after the Democratic convention is going to go away,” she said. “We’re off and running.”

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.